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Parachuting Competition at Military World Games

U.S. Armed Forces Sports
Oct. 25, 2019 | 0:56

The USA finished formation skydiving 9th out of 23 nations at the CISM Military World Games in Wuhan, China, Oct. 26. Competing over seven days, new members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights scored between 20 and 26 points per jump: Staff Sgt. Nicholas Grimm, Sgt. 1st Class Keith Pierce, Sgt. 1st Class Jeshua Stahler and Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Starr. In addition, Staff Sgt. Luke Olk competed in individual men's parachuting, finishing 63 out of 71 competitors in style and 119 of 156 competitors in accuracy.